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Linux 2024 Challenge: No gaming on Windows
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Yeah I know Xbox runs on the Windows kernel but like that's a stretch. That's like saying you daily drive Linux because you use an Android phone. So for the sake of simplicity you can use Xbox.
Day 43
Didn't play much as health was more important. Had to go to a postop follow up to get the staples and stitches removed, and god damn it felt soooooooo goooooood finally getting those staples out. I also got that awful splint finally off and I have upgrade to Boot™️. Pain has greatly dropped off now that the staples are gone and that awful splint with it. I'm fully convinced that week of pain was because of that splint at this point
But I did play some Zombies, trying to learn Gorod Krovi
Gorod Krovi, the "Black Ops 1" map of Black Ops 3. Gorod Krovi is Russian for City of Blood, as it takes place in wartorn Stalingrad, or more accurately a warped version of it infested with the undead and DRAGONS! During the events of Black Ops 3 Zombies the Primus Crew have been jumping from dimension to dimension with the mission to kill the Ultimus versions of themselves and absorb their souls using the Summoning Key from Shadows of Evil, with Gorod being the final stop to collect the soul of Ultimus Nikolai.
Now what does it mean the "Black Ops 1" map of Black Ops 3? Well all the maps in Black Ops 3 are big pushing for innovation and more complexity, and older players kinda are rubbed off from that. The previous map Zetsubou No Shima was especially complicated, having a plant growing system, so many doors to buy, a lot of parts to find, and just a lot of stuff to manage. 90% of the easter egg steps on Zetsubou was just the normal setup process, that's how complicated the map is. And then come Gorod Krovi, keeping it simple. Just one power switch to flip to turn on the power, just like on the old BO1 maps. No quest to get the wonder weapon, just spin the mystery box to get it, just like in BO1. The Pack a Punch system simple too, just defend the Glyph Modules being attacked by Zombies and then you can ride the dragon to Pack a Punch. And a lot of this you didn't even need, you could still have a good high round experience without getting the Ray Gun MK3 or the map's Specialist, unlike on the previous maps wher the map tools were essentially required due to the bosses.
Old style gameplay redefined in next gen, with it's unique locale and powerful atmosphere makes it a map to be remembered. After all it's MrTLexify's favorite map, the map he went through hell to get to Round 100 on, leading to this iconic moment in Zombies history:
Didn't play much as health was more important. Had to go to a postop follow up to get the staples and stitches removed, and god damn it felt soooooooo goooooood finally getting those staples out. I also got that awful splint finally off and I have upgrade to Boot™️. Pain has greatly dropped off now that the staples are gone and that awful splint with it. I'm fully convinced that week of pain was because of that splint at this point
But I did play some Zombies, trying to learn Gorod Krovi
Gorod Krovi, the "Black Ops 1" map of Black Ops 3. Gorod Krovi is Russian for City of Blood, as it takes place in wartorn Stalingrad, or more accurately a warped version of it infested with the undead and DRAGONS! During the events of Black Ops 3 Zombies the Primus Crew have been jumping from dimension to dimension with the mission to kill the Ultimus versions of themselves and absorb their souls using the Summoning Key from Shadows of Evil, with Gorod being the final stop to collect the soul of Ultimus Nikolai.
Now what does it mean the "Black Ops 1" map of Black Ops 3? Well all the maps in Black Ops 3 are big pushing for innovation and more complexity, and older players kinda are rubbed off from that. The previous map Zetsubou No Shima was especially complicated, having a plant growing system, so many doors to buy, a lot of parts to find, and just a lot of stuff to manage. 90% of the easter egg steps on Zetsubou was just the normal setup process, that's how complicated the map is. And then come Gorod Krovi, keeping it simple. Just one power switch to flip to turn on the power, just like on the old BO1 maps. No quest to get the wonder weapon, just spin the mystery box to get it, just like in BO1. The Pack a Punch system simple too, just defend the Glyph Modules being attacked by Zombies and then you can ride the dragon to Pack a Punch. And a lot of this you didn't even need, you could still have a good high round experience without getting the Ray Gun MK3 or the map's Specialist, unlike on the previous maps wher the map tools were essentially required due to the bosses.
Old style gameplay redefined in next gen, with it's unique locale and powerful atmosphere makes it a map to be remembered. After all it's MrTLexify's favorite map, the map he went through hell to get to Round 100 on, leading to this iconic moment in Zombies history:
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Day 44
News Tower from Steam Next Fest is now officially out in early access with a 10% launch day discount so time to try out the Mac version
store.steampowered.com
Yep Mac version works great. There isn't much to the game right now as currently the only news available is the events of the Great Depression and the final years of Prohibition, but overtime more news will be added up to 1937, as well as the addition of weather reports
For now my first paper is a guerrilla crime reporter called "Good ****ing News," a name suggested on the PCMR Discord's Mac channel. Pretty ironic name given the fact the game literally starts on the week of Black Tuesday when the stock market crashes kicking off the Great Depression
Additionally, Hearthstone is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year, and while we're three months away from the first expansion of the year and the new year set rotation, they released a Anniversary Mini-Set with 12 cards. one of which being the Innkeeper himself finally available as a card.
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News Tower from Steam Next Fest is now officially out in early access with a 10% launch day discount so time to try out the Mac version
News Tower on Steam
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
Yep Mac version works great. There isn't much to the game right now as currently the only news available is the events of the Great Depression and the final years of Prohibition, but overtime more news will be added up to 1937, as well as the addition of weather reports
For now my first paper is a guerrilla crime reporter called "Good ****ing News," a name suggested on the PCMR Discord's Mac channel. Pretty ironic name given the fact the game literally starts on the week of Black Tuesday when the stock market crashes kicking off the Great Depression
Additionally, Hearthstone is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year, and while we're three months away from the first expansion of the year and the new year set rotation, they released a Anniversary Mini-Set with 12 cards. one of which being the Innkeeper himself finally available as a card.
Day 45
Well Good ****ing News is kinda stagnating as it's almost 1932 and the office is too tightly packed and has caused stir with the mob. So I think I'm done for now
I should find something else to play
Well Good ****ing News is kinda stagnating as it's almost 1932 and the office is too tightly packed and has caused stir with the mob. So I think I'm done for now
I should find something else to play
I really want to do this, but I want to play Unreal Tournament 2004 every day and, while I can play it on Steam Deck, it's good with the keyboard and mouse, and that's not always available.
Other games are fine but that tension relief is awesome.
Other games are fine but that tension relief is awesome.
Well this is why when I was taking inventory before starting the challenge I took the opportunity to find new stuff that could fill the empty slots instead. Fortunately I think I have an alternative for you. Allow me to present:
The factory must grow...
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I looked at that game several time and it's just not for me.Well this is why when I was taking inventory before starting the challenge I took the opportunity to find new stuff that could fill the empty slots instead. Fortunately I think I have an alternative for you. Allow me to present:crackFactorio. Nothing relieves tension better than annihilating Biters and building a massive factory and watching the belts go. It is a eutrophic feeling only the strongest, most refine crack can emulate. There's a reason the community calls it "Cracktorio."
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The factory must grow...
I don't want to build towns, factories, or much of anything else. The closest I came to that is Mosaic Chronicles, which I used to learn the touch pads on Steam Deck.
I've got almost 50 games installed on Steam Deck, but a few, like UT2004, work better in desktop mode.
In a couple of weeks, I might end up having 10 days off, and might find a way to relax enough to just relax.
Yikes! Tell me you have absolutely no clue what an FPS is without telling me ...
That is like me saying I like to play chess every day and you saying 'here is something almost identical, I call it ... peeling potatoes'.
Got you covered fam:
Save 90% on Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! on Steam
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Save 90% on Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! on Steam
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.
Day 45
So Valve is preparing to update the Team Fortress 2 from 32 bit to 64 bit, a update that will not be easy as Source 1 is so old that it runs worse at 64 bit, just look at CSGO's Mac version. So they're putting the update in a beta client, and I opted to test that client on my Macbook
It asked for an executable
Welp first Counter Strike, now Team Fortress 2. There's your confirmation, Valve does not want to support Mac anymore, with the only support being the Steam store itself. I don't blame them, app notarization is AIDS and has done more harm than good. There's no reason to make Windows and Linux users wait on an update just because Valve has to wait on Apple to approve the Mac version of that update, and that's the mindset of many other developers
So with that, needed something else to play. How about a pull from the backlog I never played before?
store.steampowered.com
From the makers of the gothic top down survival crafting game Don't Starve comes Oxygen Not Included. This is a 2D hands off space colony manager (man I've been playing a lot of hands off management games haven't I?) You give tasks to the colonists but they do their own thing for the most part. Though it is possible to give them direct orders by changing priority of tasks.
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My...first colony didn't last long. I accidentally got it flooded with water, both clean and...from an overflown outhouse. Yeaaaaaah...I should probably pick up a guide.
So Valve is preparing to update the Team Fortress 2 from 32 bit to 64 bit, a update that will not be easy as Source 1 is so old that it runs worse at 64 bit, just look at CSGO's Mac version. So they're putting the update in a beta client, and I opted to test that client on my Macbook
It asked for an executable
Welp first Counter Strike, now Team Fortress 2. There's your confirmation, Valve does not want to support Mac anymore, with the only support being the Steam store itself. I don't blame them, app notarization is AIDS and has done more harm than good. There's no reason to make Windows and Linux users wait on an update just because Valve has to wait on Apple to approve the Mac version of that update, and that's the mindset of many other developers
So with that, needed something else to play. How about a pull from the backlog I never played before?
Oxygen Not Included
Oxygen Not Included on Steam
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
From the makers of the gothic top down survival crafting game Don't Starve comes Oxygen Not Included. This is a 2D hands off space colony manager (man I've been playing a lot of hands off management games haven't I?) You give tasks to the colonists but they do their own thing for the most part. Though it is possible to give them direct orders by changing priority of tasks.
My...first colony didn't last long. I accidentally got it flooded with water, both clean and...from an overflown outhouse. Yeaaaaaah...I should probably pick up a guide.
Raises potato skyward and says "This Spud's For You!Got you covered fam:
Save 90% on Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! on Steam
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.store.steampowered.com
Save 90% on Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! on Steam
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.store.steampowered.com
I noticed on a page for a 32-bit Mac game that Steam would not be launching 32-bit games as of the 15th of February, but it still seems to be working.
Day 46 & 47
Keeping it light as I was more focused on my foot recovery over the weekend, but I have logged some more hours into Lethal Company, which means time for more funny
I've been dying a lot to Brackens lately. They've just been blocking my exit, essentially sealing my fate.
The Bracken, the poster monster of Lethal Company
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A cryptid like monstrosity that lurks in the shadows with curiosity, and will try to sneak up behind to snap your neck. They hate being in light and don't like being looked at. They will creep in the corners and you can scare it off by just quickly looking at it, but don't stare at it or else you will anger it.
Keeping it light as I was more focused on my foot recovery over the weekend, but I have logged some more hours into Lethal Company, which means time for more funny
I've been dying a lot to Brackens lately. They've just been blocking my exit, essentially sealing my fate.
The Bracken, the poster monster of Lethal Company
A cryptid like monstrosity that lurks in the shadows with curiosity, and will try to sneak up behind to snap your neck. They hate being in light and don't like being looked at. They will creep in the corners and you can scare it off by just quickly looking at it, but don't stare at it or else you will anger it.
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Wouldn't worry, just a matter of time before one of the modding community steps in
Q-6
Day 48
Today we have a big highlight I played all day. A game with quite the interesting history that many thought would never actually happen
store.steampowered.com
Before I talk about the game, a quick history lesson is in order
In 2003 the US led coalition forces began Operation Iraqi Freedom, a multistage operation to overthrow Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a move that would have longterm consequences a year later. After dissolving the Iraq military, a massive power vacuum was formed in the chaos, a vacuum that gave rise to an insurgency known as Al Qaeda in Iraq, or as we know them as today: ISIS.
With the chaos of the invasion, the insurgency took root all over Iraq, most notably in city of Fallujah, turning the entire city into a giant fortress. The goal was clear from there: go in and clear them out, something easier said than done. With the entire city fortified, the only way to clear it out was to go from building to building. What followed was the bloodiest urban battle since the Battle of Hue in the Vietnam War.
The game is called Six Days in Fallujah because US Marine forces thought they would clear the city in six days. The battle lasted almost two months. Two months of sweep and clears of every building in the city, a city where Al Qaeda was anywhere, and everywhere, with zero intel.
After the battle, a small studio called Atomic Games lead by Peter Tamte took inspiration from the battle and wanted to create a tactical milsim set during it, aimed at authenticity where you replayed the events as they happened through the perspective of US Marines that were there, feeling the horror they felt going in completely blind against an enemy that was anywhere and everywhere. The original game was cancelled in 2009 due to controversy about it being considered too soon, but a year later IGN reported the game was still planned. In 2012, Atomic Games went bankrupt, surely leaving Six Days in Fallujah truly dead...and then 2016 Peter Tamte formed Victura, and in 2021 he announced that Six Days in Fallujah is still coming. A game that has been cancelled numerous times that has refused to die, and in one way or another still kept coming back. And now, in 2023 thanks to the help of ex-Bungie devs at Highwire Games, the game finally released in early access, and to everyone's surprise...it's actually good. After years of development hell and multiple cancellations and controversy, it still came, albeit in a WIP state
Now, what is Six Days in Fallujah? It is a tactical co-op milsim FPS that aims to be the most realistic milsim ever created. You are part of a squad of US Marines set in a random operation, with a battlefield completely randomized. ALL battlefields are randomly generated with random conditions, so every engagement is unique and you do not know what to expect. You are going in completely blind everytime, just like the marines who were there.
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In each engagement you spawn from a AAV (Assault Amphibious Vehicle.) From the AAV you can refill ammo, and redeem ONE respawn of any dead squadmates. Manage your ammo carefully when you go in, as it could be a challenge just getting back to the AAV if you run out. Operations will range from assaulting an enemy HQ, to standard sweep and clears, to protecting a convoy under fire, to search and rescue. Conditions will change everytime. Sometimes operations are at day, sometimes night, sometimes in the middle of a sandstorm. There could be an enemy sniper at all times causing you to take that into consideration. Even your loadout will be random, each player having a different role.
In this screenshot for example (taken from my Steam Deck) our convoy was under fire and we lost a vehicle to a car bomber that just went off. Shortly afterwards a couple insurgents took advantage of the resulting dust cloud to move up and flank us, causing our team to get wiped
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Urban warfare is hell, especially fighting in houses against an enemy dug in with nothing left to lose not scared of dying. Clearing buildings they can be hiding in any small corner, even in tunnels.
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As the game stands now, it has the foundation to be the best milsim game we ever had. In April will be the update to add AI teammates, allowing the game to be played solo, and later on more missions will be added and they'll begin work on the campaigns. There will be two campaigns for the game: One where you're among US Marines who were there at the battle recreating events as they happened, essentially you partaking in a war documentary, and the other campaign playing as an Iraqi civilian before the battle trying to get his family out of the city. I look forward to seeing what comes next for Six Days, as once AI teammates arrive I can already tell I'll be spending a lot of hours on it.
Today we have a big highlight I played all day. A game with quite the interesting history that many thought would never actually happen
Six Days in Fallujah
Save 25% on Six Days in Fallujah on Steam
Six Days in Fallujah is a realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories of Marines, Soldiers, and Iraqi civilians during the toughest urban battle since 1968.
Before I talk about the game, a quick history lesson is in order
In 2003 the US led coalition forces began Operation Iraqi Freedom, a multistage operation to overthrow Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a move that would have longterm consequences a year later. After dissolving the Iraq military, a massive power vacuum was formed in the chaos, a vacuum that gave rise to an insurgency known as Al Qaeda in Iraq, or as we know them as today: ISIS.
With the chaos of the invasion, the insurgency took root all over Iraq, most notably in city of Fallujah, turning the entire city into a giant fortress. The goal was clear from there: go in and clear them out, something easier said than done. With the entire city fortified, the only way to clear it out was to go from building to building. What followed was the bloodiest urban battle since the Battle of Hue in the Vietnam War.
The game is called Six Days in Fallujah because US Marine forces thought they would clear the city in six days. The battle lasted almost two months. Two months of sweep and clears of every building in the city, a city where Al Qaeda was anywhere, and everywhere, with zero intel.
After the battle, a small studio called Atomic Games lead by Peter Tamte took inspiration from the battle and wanted to create a tactical milsim set during it, aimed at authenticity where you replayed the events as they happened through the perspective of US Marines that were there, feeling the horror they felt going in completely blind against an enemy that was anywhere and everywhere. The original game was cancelled in 2009 due to controversy about it being considered too soon, but a year later IGN reported the game was still planned. In 2012, Atomic Games went bankrupt, surely leaving Six Days in Fallujah truly dead...and then 2016 Peter Tamte formed Victura, and in 2021 he announced that Six Days in Fallujah is still coming. A game that has been cancelled numerous times that has refused to die, and in one way or another still kept coming back. And now, in 2023 thanks to the help of ex-Bungie devs at Highwire Games, the game finally released in early access, and to everyone's surprise...it's actually good. After years of development hell and multiple cancellations and controversy, it still came, albeit in a WIP state
Now, what is Six Days in Fallujah? It is a tactical co-op milsim FPS that aims to be the most realistic milsim ever created. You are part of a squad of US Marines set in a random operation, with a battlefield completely randomized. ALL battlefields are randomly generated with random conditions, so every engagement is unique and you do not know what to expect. You are going in completely blind everytime, just like the marines who were there.
In each engagement you spawn from a AAV (Assault Amphibious Vehicle.) From the AAV you can refill ammo, and redeem ONE respawn of any dead squadmates. Manage your ammo carefully when you go in, as it could be a challenge just getting back to the AAV if you run out. Operations will range from assaulting an enemy HQ, to standard sweep and clears, to protecting a convoy under fire, to search and rescue. Conditions will change everytime. Sometimes operations are at day, sometimes night, sometimes in the middle of a sandstorm. There could be an enemy sniper at all times causing you to take that into consideration. Even your loadout will be random, each player having a different role.
In this screenshot for example (taken from my Steam Deck) our convoy was under fire and we lost a vehicle to a car bomber that just went off. Shortly afterwards a couple insurgents took advantage of the resulting dust cloud to move up and flank us, causing our team to get wiped
Urban warfare is hell, especially fighting in houses against an enemy dug in with nothing left to lose not scared of dying. Clearing buildings they can be hiding in any small corner, even in tunnels.
As the game stands now, it has the foundation to be the best milsim game we ever had. In April will be the update to add AI teammates, allowing the game to be played solo, and later on more missions will be added and they'll begin work on the campaigns. There will be two campaigns for the game: One where you're among US Marines who were there at the battle recreating events as they happened, essentially you partaking in a war documentary, and the other campaign playing as an Iraqi civilian before the battle trying to get his family out of the city. I look forward to seeing what comes next for Six Days, as once AI teammates arrive I can already tell I'll be spending a lot of hours on it.
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I added a keyboard and mouse to my Steam Deck and downloaded Heroic Games Launcher in order to promote my independence from Windows.
I thought that Heroic Games Launcher supported more than GOG and Epic Games, but it's a start. I've tried not to launch Epic Games at all, but the free games were good.
I thought that Heroic Games Launcher supported more than GOG and Epic Games, but it's a start. I've tried not to launch Epic Games at all, but the free games were good.
Lutris supports more launchers, Amazon, EA, Ubi, etc. It's not quite as slick as Heroic for Epic games however.
Hey guys. Been a while hasn't it? Haven't been able to post for a week because I got suspended for one little harmless reply in a completely different thread.
So in light of that, I've decided I am not posting daily updates on the challenge anymore, or posting in this forum anymore, effective immediately. I'm tired of MacRumors' draconian moderation so I'm just gonna keep my challenge diary private and with my own communities now and just leave completely.
I'm sorry for anyone who looked forward to seeing what comes next (or some people hoping I'd fold and give up on Linux) but it's clear this forum is not the place for me so I'm leaving. I wish the best of luck on the rest of you who decided to do the challenge as well.
So in light of that, I've decided I am not posting daily updates on the challenge anymore, or posting in this forum anymore, effective immediately. I'm tired of MacRumors' draconian moderation so I'm just gonna keep my challenge diary private and with my own communities now and just leave completely.
I'm sorry for anyone who looked forward to seeing what comes next (or some people hoping I'd fold and give up on Linux) but it's clear this forum is not the place for me so I'm leaving. I wish the best of luck on the rest of you who decided to do the challenge as well.